Health at GE
Health at GE
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GE impacts the healthcare landscape through GE Healthcare and numerous business initiatives such as our healthymagination commitment, various employee programs, and philanthropic and capacity-building initiatives. Focus areas include developing healthcare technologies to improve treatment programs; funding research to develop innovative products; commissioning studies on doctor/patient interaction; seeking innovative ways to increase access for underserved communities; supporting health centers with grants and skills-based volunteerism; and funding health center upgrades in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa.
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Cancer – Did You Know?: World Cancer Day Takes on Myths About Cancer
There is hardly a family that has not had a brush with cancer. We all know someone who has been fighting cancer, survived, or died from the disease. As a result, we tend look at cancer through our personal experience and often lose sight of the big picture.
Feb 6, 2013 10:30 AM ET
GE Foundation Grants More than $1 Million to Health Centers in Houston
GE Foundation--the philanthropic organization of GE--today announced an increased investment to five Houston community health centers and to Partners for Community Health, now totaling more than $2 million. Texas has the highest percentage of uninsured people in the country, with one in three residents uninsured.
Dec 19, 2012 2:00 PM ET
GE Healthcare Acquires U-Systems, Expands GE Presence in Breast Cancer Detection
GE Healthcare, the healthcare division of General Electric (NYSE: GE), announced today the acquisition of U-Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of ultrasound products specifically designed for breast applications. With operations in Sunnyvale, CA and Phoenix, AZ, U-Systems, Inc.
Dec 11, 2012 2:45 PM ET
Body Check: How a Brainy GE Scientist Helped Revolutionize Medical Imaging
Late one October night 30 years ago, GE scientist John Schenck was lying on a makeshift wooden platform inside a GE lab in upstate New York. Surrounding his body was a large magnet, 30,000 times stronger than the Earth’s magnetic field. Standing at his side were a handful of colleagues.
Dec 10, 2012 11:00 AM ET
GE Healthcare CEO John Dineen on Improving Health Care Through Technology
John Dineen, President & CEO of GE Healthcare discusses using technology to improve the quality, cost and access to health care on The CEO TV Show.
Nov 20, 2012 10:15 AM ET
